Olympic Rings

moneysavinmonkey

I hope Martin has permission to use the 5 rings olympic logo;
it's a registered trademark + worth millions to the International olympics committee (IOC) in sponsorship.

Sorry to be a spoilsport!! :rotfl:

The IOC has hired NetResult, a joint venture of three British digital-rights-protection firms, to police the Web for any sites that show illegal broadcasts.
NetResult's Copyright Control Services will use spider technology to scour the Net for sites that use Olympic trademarks without permission. The company will also use experienced surfers to monitor former violators.
"You have to let the human experts drive the use of technology," said Caroline Townley, managing director at NetResult. "You need to focus on where the commercial damage is being done."
Since the Sydney Olympics, the IOC has created a database that contains several thousand sites that have been identified as potential violators, said Aikman, who is also a member of the IOC's Internet task force.
"We haven't seen a dramatic decrease in the number of sites that we need to check out (since the 2000 Games)," Townley said. "Some sites have disappeared but they have been replaced by others."
The steady flow of potential copyright violators is likely to continue unabated with this year's Olympics because "sports, next to pornography, is perhaps the biggest driver of traffic," Townley said.
The bulk of offenders infringing upon the Olympic rings aren't commercial sites that intend to profit off the games, but those that don't realize they're using logos in a way that they shouldn't, such as fan tribute sites.

http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2002/02/50275
http://www.nr-online.com/15_clients.php

MSE_Martin

thank you - we're going to thcange them

moneysavinmonkey

cool, again sorry to be a spoilsport!

I'm studying TM law and came across a case with the olympics symbol so wanted to give you a heads up.

Artofdookie

The team is Great Britain and Northern Ireland, maybe you could find a space to add us?

mrbadexample

Artofdookie wrote: »

The team is Great Britain and Northern Ireland, maybe you could find a space to add us?

Actually, for the purposes of the Olympic Games, the team is Great Britain.

Linky.